- Date
- February 3, 1962
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 60 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N837DDouglas DC-7B
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112646
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0016 62/2/3 CHICAGO,ILL DOUGLAS DC-7B CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0955 N837D PX- 0 0 55 42, 16937 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 542 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MINNEAPOLIS,MINN MIAMI,FLA CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO USE ADEQUATE CAUTION DURING TAXI TURNOFF AFTER LDG. SLID ON ICE COVERED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N837D
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohare